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(Message started by: manana on Sep 3^rd, 2004, 4:13pm)

Title: hypothalamus, what's it good for?
Post by manana on Sep 3^rd, 2004, 4:13pm

OK, so Doc Goadsby says that our problem is a deformed or enlarged one. What the heck is this thing & what does it do for us? I just visited my neuro & the half dozen pics of the brain on his wall didn't even identify it. Is this one case where size does matter & the bigger it is the worse the effects are? What say you?

Title: Re: hypothalamus, what's it good for?
Post by Lizzie2 on Sep 3^rd, 2004, 4:17pm

LOL Terry...a normal pic isn't going to show it. The hypothalamus lies deep within the brain...

More later on what it does, but it basically regulates our circaidian rhythms (body clock) and a bunch of other stuff!!! We need it :)

I'll write more when I have more time!

Liz

Title: Re: hypothalamus, what's it good for?
Post by Superpain on Sep 3^rd, 2004, 4:26pm

You don't really need it... You should just have it removed. ;)

Title: Re: hypothalamus, what's it good for?
Post by Lizzie2 on Sep 3^rd, 2004, 4:30pm

Here check this out :)

http://thalamus.wustl.edu/course/hypoANS.html

Title: Re: hypothalamus, what's it good for?
Post by Mark C on Sep 3^rd, 2004, 7:07pm

More. (http://www.clusterheadaches.org/library/hypothalamus/index.htm)

Title: Re: hypothalamus, what's it good for?
Post by manana on Sep 5^th, 2004, 9:00am

Lizzie & Mark, thanks for the links. I found them very informative. Superpain, I'm no brain surgeon but, I think I'll keep my hypothalamus, for the time being anyway.